unsuccessful

adjectiveattested in dialogue

//ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfl̩//

Failed, not successful.

adjective

1
Failed, not successful.
His unsuccessful attempt earned him sympathy, condolences, and an occasional good-natured ribbing.
For example, an unsuccessful men's deodorant was successfully remerchandised by repackaging, heavier advertising, a higher price and new brand name 'Brut'.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English successful English unsuccessful From un- + successful.

Forms

comparative: more unsuccessful
superlative: most unsuccessful

unspeakable · Incapable of being spoken or uttered.unstable · Not stable.unstoppable · Unable to be stopped.

unsuccessful · Failed, not successful.

unsure · uncertain, ambivalent.unthinkable · That cannot be believed.untie · To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage…

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.